When certain rules delineate standards in which something can/cannot be applied I get confused whether they mean all standards must be met, or A must be met, or B must be met etc. Like anyone of those things or all?
For instance, look at Amendments under rule 15
Rule 15 c says that an amendment relates back to the date of the original pleading when (1):
and lists three different standards
If this were a checklist, would an amendment to a pleading go forward when any one of the following things occur, or only if all of them do?
General civ pro question Forum
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Geist13
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Re: General civ pro question
you are looking for the word "or" or the word "and." However, if there are multiple requirements listed, the rules will only list the connector between the last two items. So, in your example, Rule 15(c) there are subsections A, B, C. The word "or" appears between B and C. Thus you know that only one of the three has to be met for the rule to apply. By contrast, subsection C has its own subsections. These are separated by the word "and." Thus, you know that the subsection C is only met if BOTH of those two sub-requirements are met.
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waxecstatic
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Re: General civ pro question
Thanks! That was really helpful!Geist13 wrote:you are looking for the word "or" or the word "and." However, if there are multiple requirements listed, the rules will only list the connector between the last two items. So, in your example, Rule 15(c) there are subsections A, B, C. The word "or" appears between B and C. Thus you know that only one of the three has to be met for the rule to apply. By contrast, subsection C has its own subsections. These are separated by the word "and." Thus, you know that the subsection C is only met if BOTH of those two sub-requirements are met.
